Kite



Patented. Nov. '25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENTQFFICE This inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in kites and has for itsprimary object to provide a kite having a skeleton frame covered withsheet material of either paper or cloth, a looped cord or the like beingattached to the frame with the sheet covering secured to the cord.

A further object of the invention is to pro- Vide a kite comprising aframe having radial ribs with a cord strand provided with a plurality ofloops inclosing the ends of the ribs with the sheet covering'of the kiteconnected a to the cord.

With the above and other objects inview that will appear as the natureof the'invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelform, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kite constructed inaccordance with the present invention, the kite being of star-formationwith the looped cord inclosing the ends of the ribs forming the star andfurther showing the sheet covering secured to the cord;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged eleva tional view showing one of thecord loops extending across the outer end of a radial rib;

and

Figure 3 is a plan view of another form of kite body.

rib carries a tail 4.

CHARLES NAGY, or HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY KITE Application. filed July 5,1928. Serial No. 290,509.

The kite frame comprising the radial ribs 1 maybe covered with anydesired material, such as paper or cloth and to accommodate the mountingof the material upon the frame, there is provided a cord arrangementcom-, prising a plurality of loops attachedto the outer ends of the ribs1 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The cord 5 carries a plurality ofadjacent positioned loops that extend across the outerends of the ribs 1as at 6with the side portions 7 of the loops connected to the cord 5 asat 8. When all of the loops are engagedwith the outer ends of the ribs,the entire cord arrangement is placed in a stretched and taut conditionwith the cord section 5 0 forming apolygonal design as illustrated in VFigure 1 with sections thereof extending across the ribs 1. The sheetcovering 9 is of stanformation and completely covers the tight frame,the side edges of the points be 5 ing turned over the side sections ofthe loops.

tained in position.

invention as claimed.

7 as at 10 and adhesively or otherwisere-' The kite carries a re-,straining or flying cord 11 attached to the kite body as shown inFigure 1. a i In the form of the inventlon shown in Fig ure 3, the kiteframeis formed of wire and comprises radial arms 12 suitably secured together at their inner meeting ends as at-13, -while the outer ends aresuitably secured to azig-zag wire frame defining star points 14. Fromthe above detailed description of the invention, it is believed thattheconstruction and operation will at oncebe'apparent, and 1 while there isherein shown and described the so preferred embodiments of the presentinven; tion, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes maybe made therein without 1 departingfrom'the spirit andscope of the WhatI'cla'irn as new is A kite comprising a frame havingradial ribs rigidlysecured together at their intersections, a cord attached to the ends ofthe ribs and providing loops between the ribs, 00

and a cord attached to the loops midway of the ribs and forming afloating element of polygonal shape located between the ends of the ribsand their intersecting points and drawing inwardly the loops to define astarshaped skeleton frame, said frame being covered with a sheet ofsuitable material, tail elements being attached to a plurality of ribs,and a flying cord having branches leading from its principal length to aplurality of ribs.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

CHARLES NAGY.

